1984 Stanley Cup playoffs
Tournament details
DatesApril 4–May 19, 1984
Teams16
Defending championsNew York Islanders
Final positions
ChampionsEdmonton Oilers
Runner-upNew York Islanders
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) (35 points)
MVPMark Messier (Oilers)
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The Stanley Cup

The 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 4, after the conclusion of the 1983–84 NHL season. The playoffs concluded on May 19 with the Edmonton Oilers defeating the four-time defending champion New York Islanders 5–2 to win the Stanley Cup Finals four games to one, the franchise's first Stanley Cup.

Playoff seeds

The 1984 playoffs largely maintained the format used for the previous two seasons. The four teams with the best regular-season records from each of the four divisions secured playoff berths. The division semi-finals saw the first-place club against the fourth-place team, while the other two teams played against each other. The winning clubs then met in the division final. Home-ice advantage for these first two rounds of the playoffs were granted to the team with the better regular-season record. Division winners then met one another in the conference finals.

Leaving behind the coin flip system introduced for the 1982 playoffs, the NHL changed the method by which home-ice advantage is determined for the final two rounds. The higher point total accumulated by teams within a division from contests against teams of the other division in the conference, secured home-ice advantage for the corresponding division champion. Similarly, the higher point total accumulated by teams within a conference from contests against teams of the other conference, secured home-ice advantage for the corresponding conference champion.[1]

This formula resulted in home-ice advantage for the Adams and Smythe division champions in the conference finals and resulted in home-ice advantage for the Wales Conference champion in the Stanley Cup finals.[2]

The sequence of Stanley Cup Finals games was changed for this season. The series opened with two games at the venue of the team with home-ice advantage and then shifted to the opponent's rink for the next three games, including the fifth (if necessary). The series then returned to the initial venue for the final two games (if necessary).[3]

The following teams qualified for the playoffs:

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division

  1. Boston Bruins, Adams Division champions – 104 points (49 wins)
  2. Buffalo Sabres – 103 points
  3. Quebec Nordiques – 94 points
  4. Montreal Canadiens – 75 points

Patrick Division

  1. New York Islanders, Patrick Division champions, Prince of Wales Conference regular season champions – 104 points (50 wins)
  2. Washington Capitals – 101 points
  3. Philadelphia Flyers – 98 points
  4. New York Rangers – 93 points

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division

  1. Minnesota North Stars, Norris Division champions – 88 points
  2. St. Louis Blues – 71 points
  3. Detroit Red Wings – 69 points
  4. Chicago Black Hawks – 68 points

Smythe Division

  1. Edmonton Oilers, Smythe Division champions, Clarence Campbell Conference regular season champions – 119 points
  2. Calgary Flames – 82 points
  3. Vancouver Canucks – 73 points (32 wins)
  4. Winnipeg Jets – 73 points (31 wins)

Playoff bracket

Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Boston 0
A4 Montreal 3
A4 Montreal 4
A3 Quebec 2
A2 Buffalo 0
A3 Quebec 3
A4 Montreal 2
Prince of Wales Conference
P1 NY Islanders 4
P1 NY Islanders 3
P4 NY Rangers 2
P1 NY Islanders 4
P2 Washington 1
P2 Washington 3
P3 Philadelphia 0
P1 NY Islanders 1
S1 Edmonton 4
N1 Minnesota 3
N4 Chicago 2
N1 Minnesota 4
N2 St. Louis 3
N2 St. Louis 3
N3 Detroit 1
N1 Minnesota 0
Clarence Campbell Conference
S1 Edmonton 4
S1 Edmonton 3
S4 Winnipeg 0
S1 Edmonton 4
S2 Calgary 3
S2 Calgary 3
S3 Vancouver 1

Division semifinals

Prince of Wales Conference

(A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Montreal Canadiens

This was the 19th playoff series between these two teams. Montreal lead 16–2 in previous playoff meetings. Montreal won the most recent meeting in seven games in the 1979 Stanley Cup Semifinals.


April 4 Montreal Canadiens 2–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Chris Chelios (1) – pp – 10:12 Second period 16:37 – Tom Fergus (1)
Bobby Smith (1) – 14:01 Third period No scoring
Steve Penney 29 saves / 30 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 19 saves / 21 shots
April 5 Montreal Canadiens 3–1 Boston Bruins Boston Garden Recap  
Mario Tremblay (1) – 00:16
Mats Naslund (1) – pp – 10:39 		First period 19:51 – pp – Tom Fergus (2)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Guy Carbonneau (1) – 19:04 Third period No scoring
Steve Penney 26 saves / 27 shots Goalie stats Pete Peeters 21 saves / 24 shots
April 7 Boston Bruins 0–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 00:46 – Mario Tremblay (2)
03:21 – Pierre Mondou (1)
No scoring Second period 08:55 – Bob Gainey (1)
09:06 – Mario Tremblay (3)
13:55 – Mike McPhee (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Pete Peeters 18 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 19 saves / 19 shots
Montreal won series 3–0


(A2) Buffalo Sabres vs. (A3) Quebec Nordiques

This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 4 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
No scoring First period 16:32 – Lindy Ruff (1)
Normand Rochefort (1) – 05:13
Bo Berglund (1) – 15:03
Marian Stastny (1) – 15:49 		Second period 06:30 – John Tucker (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dan Bouchard 24 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Tom Barrasso 19 saves / 22 shots
Bob Sauve 0 saves / 0 shots
April 5 Quebec Nordiques 6–2 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Recap  
Dale Hunter (1) – 04:04
Michel Goulet (1) – 14:16 		First period No scoring
Andre Savard (1) – sh – 03:47
Anton Stastny (1) – 06:21
Dale Hunter (2) – 13:05 		Second period 07:35 – Mike Foligno (1)
07:49 – Sean McKenna (1)
Wilf Paiement (1) – 17:08 Third period No scoring
Dan Bouchard 34 saves / 36 shots Goalie stats Bob Sauve 9 saves / 14 shots
Tom Barrasso 5 saves / 6 shots
April 7 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Mike Foligno (2) – 09:14 First period 03:25 – Mario Marois (1)
18:45 – pp – Jean-Francois Sauve (1)
No scoring Second period 01:28 – pp – Peter Stastny (1)
19:15 – sh – Andre Savard (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Tom Barrasso 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Dan Bouchard 20 saves / 21 shots
Quebec won series 3–0


(P1) New York Islanders vs. (P4) New York Rangers

This was the sixth playoff series meeting between these two teams. The Islanders won four of the previous five meetings, including in each of the past three seasons. The Islanders won in six games in last year's Patrick Division Finals.


April 4 New York Rangers 1–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Jan Erixon (1) – 02:49 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:20 – Pat Flatley (1)
17:13 – Bob Bourne (1)
No scoring Third period 02:12 – Greg Gilbert (1)
03:28 – Pat LaFontaine (1)
Glen Hanlon 24 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 33 saves / 34 shots
April 5 New York Rangers 3–0 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Reijo Ruotsalainen (1) – pp – 05:08 First period No scoring
Peter Sundstrom (1) – pp – 04:02 Second period No scoring
Mark Pavelich (1) – 06:06 Third period No scoring
Glen Hanlon 45 saves / 45 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 15 saves / 18 shots
April 7 New York Islanders 2–7 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period 05:28 – sh – Mark Pavelich (2)
19:32 – pp – Pierre Larouche (1)
Duane Sutter (1) – 17:30 Second period 02:05 – Jan Erixon (2)
05:41 – Pierre Larouche (2)
09:59 – Barry Beck (1)
15:33 – Willie Huber (1)
Clark Gillies (1) – 06:13 Third period 04:57 – Anders Hedberg (1)
Billy Smith 13 saves / 18 shots
Roland Melanson 7 saves / 9 shots 		Goalie stats Glen Hanlon 26 saves / 28 shots
April 8 New York Islanders 4–1 New York Rangers Madison Square Garden Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:26 – pp – Pierre Larouche (3)
John Tonelli (1) – 00:49
Brent Sutter (1) – 11:04
Clark Gillies (2) – 17:41
Bryan Trottier (1) – 19:46 		Third period No scoring
Billy Smith 27 saves / 28 shots Goalie stats Glen Hanlon 36 saves / 40 shots
April 10 New York Rangers 2–3 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Ron Greschner (1) – 12:06 First period 19:49 – Mike Bossy (1)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Don Maloney (1) – 19:21 Third period 07:56 – Tomas Jonsson (1)
No scoring First overtime period 08:56 – Ken Morrow (1)
Glen Hanlon 22 saves / 25 shots
John Vanbiesbrouck 0 saves / 0 shots 		Goalie stats Billy Smith 42 saves / 44 shots
New York Islanders won series 3–2


(P2) Washington Capitals vs. (P3) Philadelphia Flyers

This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 4 Philadelphia Flyers 2–4 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Bobby Clarke (1) – 05:21 First period 13:57 – Craig Laughlin (1)
Ilkka Sinisalo (1) – pp – 04:51 Second period 09:32 – Bryan Erickson (1)
No scoring Third period 07:37 – Gaetan Duchesne (1)
10:16 – Mike Gartner (1)
Bob Froese 22 saves / 26 shots
Pelle Lindbergh 0 saves / 0 shots 		Goalie stats Pat Riggin 19 saves / 21 shots
April 5 Philadelphia Flyers 2–6 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Brad Marsh (1) – 14:05
Bobby Clarke (2) – 17:21 		First period 15:28 – pp – Mike Gartner (2)
No scoring Second period 04:55 – Alan Haworth (1)
No scoring Third period 02:53 – Craig Laughlin (2)
03:25 – Dave Christian (1)
12:01 – pp – Bryan Erickson (2)
18:29 – en – Doug Jarvis (1)
Bob Froese 26 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Al Jensen 30 saves / 32 shots
April 7 Washington Capitals 5–1 Philadelphia Flyers Spectrum Recap  
Glen Currie (1) – 08:47
Craig Laughlin (3) – pp – 17:57 		First period No scoring
Gary Sampson (1) – 01:52
Dave Christian (2) – 17:06
Gaetan Duchesne (2) – 18:43 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 06:40 – Ilkka Sinisalo (2)
Al Jensen 37 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Bob Froese 17 saves / 19 shots
Pelle Lindbergh 10 saves / 13 shots
Washington won series 3–0


Clarence Campbell Conference

(N1) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N4) Chicago Black Hawks

This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Chicago won both previous meetings over the past two seasons, including last year's Norris Division Finals in five games.


April 4 Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 05:58 – Lars Lindgren (1)
Al Secord (1) – 01:09
Al Secord (2) – 11:25
Bob Murray (1) – en – 19:56 		Third period No scoring
Murray Bannerman 34 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Gilles Meloche 23 saves / 25 shots
April 5 Chicago Black Hawks 5–6 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period 13:02 – pp – Gordie Roberts (1)
16:41 – pp – Curt Giles (1)
Jeff Larmer (1) – pp – 00:42
Steve Larmer (1) – pp – 05:21
Rick Paterson (1) – sh – 07:48 		Second period 12:53 – Keith Acton (1)
Denis Savard (1) – 10:53
Darryl Sutter (1) – 16:01 		Third period 05:53 – Al MacAdam (1)
09:47 – pp – Willi Plett (1)
12:30 – Neal Broten (1)
Murray Bannerman 37 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Gilles Meloche 18 saves / 23 shots
April 7 Minnesota North Stars 4–1 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Lars Lindgren (2) – 08:20
Keith Acton (2) – 16:23 		First period No scoring
Brent Ashton (1) – 05:38 Second period 10:28 – Bob Murray (2)
George Ferguson (1) – 04:36 Third period No scoring
Don Beaupre 19 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 25 saves / 29 shots
April 8 Minnesota North Stars 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Stadium Recap  
Dino Ciccarelli (1) – pp – 13:06 First period 14:14 – Steve Larmer (2)
Gordie Roberts (2) – 14:39 Second period 10:02 – Tom Lysiak (1)
Brad Maxwell (1) – pp – 02:21 Third period 12:52 – Al Secord (3)
14:09 – Troy Murray (1)
Don Beaupre 27 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Murray Bannerman 20 saves / 23 shots
April 10 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period 02:50 – sh – Dennis Maruk (1)
11:52 – George Ferguson (2)
Bob Murray (3) – pp – 00:53 Second period 14:59 – Dino Ciccarelli (2)
No scoring Third period 19:36 – en – Dennis Maruk (2)
Murray Bannerman 37 saves / 40 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 20 saves / 21 shots
Minnesota won series 3–2


(N2) St. Louis Blues vs. (N3) Detroit Red Wings

This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 4 Detroit Red Wings 2–3 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 14:32 – Jorgen Pettersson (1)
Kelly Kisio (1) – 12:10
Ron Duguay (1) – pp – 18:47 		Third period 06:34 – Mark Reeds (1)
09:00 – pp – Rob Ramage (1)
Greg Stefan 18 saves / 21 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 24 saves / 26 shots
April 5 Detroit Red Wings 5–3 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 03:13 – Gilbert Delorme (1)
04:01 – Jorgen Pettersson (2)
Danny Gare (1) – 01:53
Greg Smith (1) – 15:51 		Second period No scoring
Randy Ladouceur (1) – sh – 04:57
Steve Yzerman (1) – 08:43
Danny Gare (2) – en – 19:26 		Third period 07:51 – pp – Doug Gilmour (1)
Greg Stefan 28 saves / 31 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 23 saves / 27 shots
April 7 St. Louis Blues 4–3 2OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Perry Ganchar (1) – pp – 08:29
Doug Wickenheiser (1) – sh – 18:06 		First period 04:32 – pp – Steve Yzerman (2)
09:43 – pp – Reed Larson (1)
Bernie Federko (1) – pp – 00:13 Second period 09:23 – Steve Yzerman (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Mark Reeds (2) – 17:07 Second overtime period No scoring
Mike Liut 36 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Greg Stefan 32 saves / 34 shots
Corrado Micalef 3 saves / 5 shots
April 8 St. Louis Blues 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings Joe Louis Arena Recap  
Jorgen Pettersson (3) – pp – 09:39 First period No scoring
Jorgen Pettersson (4) – 05:56 Second period 03:48 – pp – Reed Larson (2)
19:49 – Ron Duguay (2)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jorgen Pettersson (5) – 02:42 First overtime period No scoring
Mike Liut 40 saves / 42 shots Goalie stats Eddie Mio 21 saves / 24 shots
St. Louis won series 3–1


(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S4) Winnipeg Jets

This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Smythe Division Semifinals, in which Edmonton won in a three-game sweep.


April 4 Winnipeg Jets 2–9 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Paul MacLean (1) – 17:34 First period 00:40 – Jari Kurri (1)
07:18 – Randy Gregg (1)
14:35 – Paul Coffey (1)
16:20 – Dave Hunter (1)
18:21 – Paul Coffey (2)
No scoring Second period 07:24 – Ken Linseman (1)
Dave Babych (1) – pp – 11:57 Third period 05:00 – Jari Kurri (2)
09:28 – Jari Kurri (3)
18:41 – Ken Linseman (2)
Mike Veisor 25 saves / 29 shots
Doug Soetaert 14 saves / 19 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 37 saves / 39 shots
April 5 Winnipeg Jets 4–5 OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Dale Hawerchuk (1) – pp – 02:32
Tim Watters (1) – 13:18 		First period 12:44 – Wayne Gretzky (1)
Moe Mantha (1) – sh – 04:53 Second period 03:14 – Dave Semenko (1)
Andrew McBain (1) – 05:55 Third period 11:12 – Glenn Anderson (1)
12:58 – Raimo Summanen (1)
No scoring First overtime period 00:21 – Randy Gregg (2)
Marc Behrend 49 saves / 54 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 34 saves / 38 shots
April 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–1 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Arena Recap  
Jari Kurri (4) – 15:55 First period No scoring
Dave Semenko (2) – 18:56 Second period 11:29 – Andrew McBain (2)
Mark Messier (1) – 01:57
Charlie Huddy (1) – 10:45 		Third period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 36 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Marc Behrend 29 saves / 33 shots
Edmonton won series 3–0


(S2) Calgary Flames vs. (S3) Vancouver Canucks

This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Both teams split their prior two meetings in the past two seasons. Calgary won last year's Smythe Division Semifinals 3–1.


April 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–5 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
Jere Gillis (1) – 10:31 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 03:59 – Colin Patterson (1)
08:24 – Mike Eaves (1)
15:14 – Steve Bozek (1)
Stan Smyl (1) – 03:04
Tony Tanti (1) – 04:59 		Third period 09:18 – pp – Hakan Loob (1)
19:23 – en – Doug Risebrough (1)
Richard Brodeur 24 saves / 28 shots
John Garrett 0 saves / 0 shots 		Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 32 saves / 35 shots
April 5 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Tiger Williams (1) – 09:32 Second period 10:06 – Jim Peplinski (1)
11:09 – Mike Eaves (2)
Jere Gillis (2) – 11:02 Third period 06:40 – pp – Al MacInnis (1)
19:52 – en – Doug Risebrough (2)
Richard Brodeur 42 saves / 45 shots Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 32 saves / 34 shots
April 7 Calgary Flames 0–7 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 16:20 – Neil Belland (1)
17:19 – Doug Halward (1)
19:33 – pp – Doug Halward (2)
No scoring Second period 07:49 – Ron Delorme (1)
09:13 – pp – Cam Neely (1)
No scoring Third period 10:46 – pp – Doug Halward (3)
13:02 – Cam Neely (2)
Rejean Lemelin 14 saves / 19 shots
Don Edwards 13 saves / 15 shots 		Goalie stats Richard Brodeur 15 saves / 15 shots
April 8 Calgary Flames 5–1 Vancouver Canucks Pacific Coliseum Recap  
Paul Reinhart (1) – 09:07
Hakan Loob (2) – 10:37
Jim Jackson (1) – sh – 19:14 		First period No scoring
Paul Reinhart (2) – 12:41 Second period No scoring
Paul Reinhart (3) – 02:37 Third period 12:18 – Stan Smyl (2)
Don Edwards 28 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Richard Brodeur 21 saves / 26 shots
John Garrett 4 saves / 4 shots
Calgary won series 3–1


Division finals

Prince of Wales Conference

(A3) Quebec Nordiques vs. (A4) Montreal Canadiens

This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. Quebec won the only previous meeting 3–2 in the 1982 Adams Division Semifinals.

Game six of this series is referred to as the Good Friday Massacre.


April 12 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
Chris Nilan (1) – 01:53
Mark Hunter (1) – 09:00 		First period 02:22 – Marian Stastny (2)
14:06 – pp – Jean-Francois Sauve (2)
No scoring Second period 17:54 – Blake Wesley (1)
No scoring Third period 07:19 – Louis Sleigher (1)
Steve Penney 28 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Dan Bouchard 16 saves / 18 shots
April 13 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Pierre Mondou (2) – 09:41 Second period No scoring
Mats Naslund (2) – pp – 06:00
Steve Shutt (1) – 08:52
Perry Turnbull (1) – 17:30 		Third period 00:36 – Anton Stastny (2)
Steve Penney 22 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Dan Bouchard 20 saves / 24 shots
April 15 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Pat Price (1) – 08:53 First period 00:59 – pp – Bobby Smith (2)
No scoring Second period 06:15 – pp – Ryan Walter (1)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Dan Bouchard 27 saves / 29 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 16 saves / 17 shots
April 16 Quebec Nordiques 4–3 OT Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 14:45 – Ryan Walter (2)
19:50 – Guy Carbonneau (2)
Wilf Paiement (2) – 13:36
Andre Savard (3) – 18:51 		Second period 17:31 – Mario Tremblay (4)
Randy Moller (1) – 11:23 Third period No scoring
Bo Berglund (2) – 03:00 First overtime period No scoring
Dan Bouchard 17 saves / 20 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 30 saves / 34 shots
April 18 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Quebec Nordiques Quebec Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Pierre Mondou (3) – 07:56 Second period No scoring
Mario Tremblay (5) – 04:16
Steve Shutt (2) – 05:36
Mats Naslund (3) – sh – 07:04 		Third period No scoring
Steve Penney 26 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Dan Bouchard 20 saves / 24 shots
April 20 Quebec Nordiques 3–5 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Peter Stastny (2) – pp – 05:12 First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Michel Goulet (2) – 02:02
Wilf Paiement (3) – 16:51 		Third period 06:23 – Steve Shutt (3)
09:11 – Steve Shutt (4)
12:14 – Rick Green (1)
13:27 – John Chabot (1)
14:25 – Guy Carbonneau (3)
Dan Bouchard 21 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 21 saves / 24 shots
Montreal won series 4–2


(P1) New York Islanders vs. (P2) Washington Capitals

This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Patrick Division Semifinals, in which New York won 3–1. By winning their eighteenth consecutive series, the Islanders set a North American major professional sports record for most consecutive playoff series victories (previously set by the Boston Celtics with seventeen series wins over eight years in the 1950s and 1960s).


April 12 Washington Capitals 3–2 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 04:34 – Patrick Flatley (2)
Alan Haworth (2) – pp – 09:21 Second period 07:46 – pp – Mike Bossy (2)
Dave Christian (3) – pp – 06:13
Craig Laughlin (4) – 18:52 		Third period No scoring
Al Jensen 16 saves / 18 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 24 saves / 27 shots
Roland Melanson 0 saves / 0 shots
April 13 Washington Capitals 4–5 OT New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (1) – pp – 11:02
Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (2) – pp – 11:52 		First period 04:43 – pp – Butch Goring (1)
05:51 – Bryan Trottier (2)
09:49 – Patrick Flatley (3)
13:39 – Mike Bossy (3)
Scott Stevens (1) – pp – 06:21 Second period No scoring
Mike Gartner (3) – pp – 11:50 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 07:35 – Anders Kallur (1)
Pat Riggin 11 saves / 12 shots
Al Jensen 6 saves / 10 shots 		Goalie stats Billy Smith 31 saves / 35 shots
April 15 New York Islanders 3–1 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Patrick Flatley (4) – 17:12 Second period 05:05 – Alan Haworth (3)
Brent Sutter (2) – 14:28
Bryan Trottier (3) – en – 19:36 		Third period No scoring
Billy Smith 32 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Pat Riggin 16 saves / 18 shots
April 16 New York Islanders 5–2 Washington Capitals Capital Centre Recap  
Bryan Trottier (4) – 19:22 First period No scoring
Clark Gillies (3) – 05:33
Paul Boutilier (1) – 11:35 		Second period No scoring
Clark Gillies (4) – 16:18
Mike Bossy (4) – en – 19:01 		Third period 05:05 – Bobby Carpenter (1)
05:39 – Dave Christian (4)
Billy Smith 22 saves / 24 shots Goalie stats Pat Riggin 15 saves / 18 shots
Al Jensen 3 saves / 4 shots
April 18 Washington Capitals 3–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Doug Jarvis (2) – 11:21
Dave Christian (5) – 16:03 		First period No scoring
Bobby Carpenter (2) – pp – 19:37 Second period 01:18 – Bryan Trottier (5)
09:16 – Patrick Flatley (5)
10:21 – sh – Anders Kallur (2)
16:57 – pp – Patrick Flatley (6)
No scoring Third period 18:17 – pp – Greg Gilbert (2)
Al Jensen 13 saves / 17 shots
Pat Riggin 10 saves / 11 shots 		Goalie stats Billy Smith 23 saves / 26 shots
New York won series 4–1


Clarence Campbell Conference

(N1) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N2) St. Louis Blues

This was the fifth playoff series meeting between these two teams. St. Louis won three of the previous four meetings, including their most recent in the 1972 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals in seven games.


April 12 St. Louis Blues 1–2 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 12:12 – pp – Mark Napier (1)
Pat Hickey (1) – sh – 06:07 Third period 08:23 – Dino Ciccarelli (3)
Mike Liut 39 saves / 41 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 23 saves / 24 shots
April 13 St. Louis Blues 4–3 OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Perry Ganchar (2) – 12:33 Second period 06:58 – Dennis Maruk (3)
17:18 – Craig Levie (1)
17:47 – Willi Plett (2)
Jorgen Pettersson (6) – pp – 04:21
Joe Mullen (1) – 07:30 		Third period No scoring
Doug Gilmour (2) – 16:16 First overtime period No scoring
Mike Liut 35 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 32 saves / 36 shots
April 15 Minnesota North Stars 1–3 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period 16:27 – Dave Pichette (1)
Dennis Maruk (4) – pp – 17:35 Third period 13:22 – Doug Wickenheiser (2)
14:05 – Bernie Federko (2)
Don Beaupre 32 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 24 saves / 25 shots
April 16 Minnesota North Stars 3–2 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
Keith Acton (3) – 00:39
Brian Bellows (1) – sh – 16:54 		First period 06:08 – Greg Paslawski (1)
Tom McCarthy (1) – pp – 08:01 Second period 13:58 – Bernie Federko (3)
No scoring Third period No scoring
Don Beaupre 31 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 23 saves / 26 shots
April 18 St. Louis Blues 0–6 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period 10:50 – Steve Payne (1)
18:40 – Craig Levie (2)
No scoring Second period 15:27 – pp – Keith Acton (4)
No scoring Third period 12:00 – Dennis Maruk (5)
12:26 – Willi Plett (3)
14:03 – Neal Broten (2)
Mike Liut 17 saves / 22 shots
Rick Heinz 1 save / 2 shots 		Goalie stats Don Beaupre 29 saves / 29 shots
April 20 Minnesota North Stars 0–4 St. Louis Blues St. Louis Arena Recap  
No scoring First period 11:21 – Bernie Federko (4)
No scoring Second period 04:42 – Joe Mullen (2)
No scoring Third period 09:28 – Wayne Babych (1)
11:18 – pp – Perry Ganchar (3)
Don Beaupre 29 saves / 33 shots Goalie stats Mike Liut 32 saves / 32 shots
April 22 St. Louis Blues 3–4 OT Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Brian Sutter (1) – pp – 15:05 First period 11:28 – Willi Plett (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Jorgen Pettersson (7) – 08:52
Mark Reeds (3) – sh – 14:06 		Third period 01:34 – sh – Gordie Roberts (3)
14:21 – Willi Plett (5)
No scoring First overtime period 06:00 – Steve Payne (2)
Mike Liut 39 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 25 saves / 28 shots
Minnesota won series 4–3


(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (S2) Calgary Flames

This was the second playoff series meeting between these two teams. This was a rematch of last year's Smythe Division Finals, in which Edmonton won in five games.

Lanny McDonald scored the overtime winner for Calgary in Game 6.


April 12 Calgary Flames 2–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Mike Eaves (3) – sh – 07:56 First period 19:28 – pp – Jari Kurri (5)
Lanny McDonald (1) – pp – 15:08 Second period 08:47 – Ken Linseman (3)
11:04 – Wayne Gretzky (2)
No scoring Third period 06:29 – Kevin Lowe (1)
19:14 – en – Wayne Gretzky (3)
Rejean Lemelin 49 saves / 53 shots
Don Edwards 0 saves / 0 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 27 saves / 29 shots
April 13 Calgary Flames 6–5 OT Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Dan Quinn (1) – pp – 01:50 First period 16:46 – Kevin McClelland (1)
Eddy Beers (1) – 18:38 Second period 03:51 – pp – Paul Coffey (3)
04:59 – Kevin Lowe (2)
11:08 – Dave Hunter (2)
Richard Kromm (1) – 03:04
Carey Wilson (1) – 13:07
Steve Bozek (2) – pp – 18:27 		Third period 19:15 – Wayne Gretzky (4)
Carey Wilson (2) – 03:42 First overtime period No scoring
Don Edwards 42 saves / 47 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 44 saves / 50 shots
April 15 Edmonton Oilers 3–2 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Paul Coffey (4) – 02:21
Paul Coffey (5) – 09:39 		Second period 01:45 – Paul Reinhart (4)
Jaroslav Pouzar (1) – 03:13 Third period 05:43 – Lanny McDonald (2)
Grant Fuhr 35 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 27 saves / 30 shots
Don Edwards 0 saves / 0 shots
April 16 Edmonton Oilers 5–3 Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
Dave Hunter (3) – sh – 11:02 First period No scoring
Willy Lindstrom (1) – pp – 06:25
Jari Kurri (6) – 15:44 		Second period 13:22 – Eddy Beers (2)
15:00 – Paul Reinhart (5)
Mark Messier (2) – 00:09
Dave Hunter (4) – pp-en – 19:30 		Third period 02:43 – Lanny McDonald (3)
Grant Fuhr 29 saves / 32 shots Goalie stats Don Edwards 37 saves / 41 shots
April 18 Calgary Flames 5–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Jamie Macoun (1) – pp – 04:23
Dan Quinn (2) – 15:33
Jim Peplinski (2) 		First period 13:52 – pp – Willy Lindstrom (2)
Lanny McDonald (4) – pp – 00:46
Mike Eaves (4) – pp – 09:22 		Second period 03:45 – Glenn Anderson (2)
19:24 – Mark Messier (3)
No scoring Third period 10:20 – Willy Lindstrom (3)
Rejean Lemelin 33 saves / 37 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 14 saves / 19 shots
Andy Moog 13 saves / 13 shots
April 20 Edmonton Oilers 4–5 OT Calgary Flames Olympic Saddledome Recap  
Ken Linseman (4) – sh – 07:11
Glenn Anderson (3) – pp – 12:24 		First period 03:07 – pp – Lanny McDonald (5)
11:05 – Jim Peplinski (3)
Dave Semenko (3) – 04:56 Second period 01:21 – Dan Quinn (3)
12:51 – sh – Paul Reinhart (6)
Mark Messier (4) – pp – 06:53 Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period 01:04 – Lanny McDonald (6)
Grant Fuhr 34 saves / 39 shots Goalie stats Rejean Lemelin 34 saves / 38 shots
April 22 Calgary Flames 4–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Carey Wilson (3) – 10:03
Steve Bozek (3) – 16:56 		First period 09:03 – Lee Fogolin Jr. (1)
09:23 – Wayne Gretzky (5)
Steve Konroyd (1) – 06:43
Al MacInnis (2) – pp – 10:15 		Second period 01:15 – pp – Jari Kurri (7)
13:50 – Glenn Anderson (4)
14:48 – Ken Linseman (5)
18:00 – Jari Kurri (8)
No scoring Third period 00:33 – Pat Hughes (1)
Rejean Lemelin 36 saves / 43 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 5 saves / 8 shots
Grant Fuhr 14 saves / 15 shots
Edmonton won series 4–3


Conference finals

See also: NHL Conference Finals

Prince of Wales Conference final

(P1) New York Islanders vs. (A4) Montreal Canadiens

This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. Montreal won both prior meetings, including the most recent meeting in six games in the 1977 Stanley Cup Semifinals.


April 24 New York Islanders 0–3 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
No scoring First period 17:41 – Guy Carbonneau (4)
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period 01:46 – Mats Naslund (4)
07:45 – pp – Steve Shutt (5)
Billy Smith 20 saves / 23 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 24 saves / 24 shots
April 26 New York Islanders 2–4 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Clark Gillies (5) – 11:58 First period 07:46 – Pierre Mondou (4)
Denis Potvin (1) – pp – 17:07 Second period 06:18 – Steve Shutt (6)
11:24 – Mats Naslund (5)
No scoring Third period 00:47 – pp – Mats Näslund (6)
Billy Smith 17 saves / 21 shots
Roland Melanson 0 saves / 0 shots 		Goalie stats Steve Penney 15 saves / 17 shots
April 28 Montreal Canadiens 2–5 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 07:35 – pp – Tomas Jonsson (2)
07:48 – Greg Gilbert (3)
Pierre Mondou (5) – pp – 17:23 Second period 01:26 – Mike Bossy (5)
06:01 – Clark Gillies (6)
08:24 – Greg Gilbert (4)
Mark Hunter (2) – 03:32 Third period No scoring
Rick Wamsley 12 saves / 12 shots
Steve Penney 9 saves / 14 shots 		Goalie stats Billy Smith 20 saves / 22 shots
May 1 Montreal Canadiens 1–3 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Steve Shutt (7) – pp – 12:31 First period 04:18 – pp – Tomas Jonsson (3)
No scoring Second period 16:40 – Mike Bossy (6)
No scoring Third period 02:24 – Gord Dineen (1)
Steve Penney 22 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 26 saves / 27 shots
May 3 New York Islanders 3–1 Montreal Canadiens Montreal Forum Recap  
Bryan Trottier (6) – pp – 03:55
Brent Sutter (3) – sh – 09:36 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Patrick Flatley (7) – 15:21 Third period 12:39 – Pierre Mondou (6)
Billy Smith 24 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Steve Penney 18 saves / 21 shots
May 5 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 04:51 – Clark Gillies (7)
07:22 – Mike Bossy (7)
No scoring Second period No scoring
Mario Tremblay (6) – 02:47 Third period 00:30 – Patrick Flatley (8)
15:36 – pp – Mike Bossy (8)
Steve Penney 18 saves / 22 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 22 saves / 23 shots
New York won series 4–2


Clarence Campbell Conference final

(S1) Edmonton Oilers vs. (N1) Minnesota North Stars

This was the first playoff series meeting between these two teams.


April 24 Minnesota North Stars 1–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 01:32 – Dave Semenko (4)
16:41 – Wayne Gretzky (6)
Steve Payne (3) – pp – 19:36 Second period 17:22 – Pat Hughes (2)
18:01 – Jari Kurri (9)
No scoring Third period 00:13 – Kevin McClelland (2)
10:26 – Dave Hunter (5)
12:39 – Jari Kurri (10)
Don Beaupre 15 saves / 20 shots
Gilles Meloche 4 saves / 6 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 33 saves / 34 shots
April 26 Minnesota North Stars 3–4 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 13:53 – Ken Linseman (6)
16:12 – pp – Ken Linseman (7)
Neal Broten (3) – pp – 00:11
Willi Plett (6) – 02:37
Brian Bellows (2) – 10:30 		Second period 08:03 – Jari Kurri (11)
No scoring Third period 06:01 – pp – Wayne Gretzky (7)
Don Beaupre 31 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 14 saves / 17 shots
Andy Moog 7 saves / 7 shots
April 28 Edmonton Oilers 8–5 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
Dave Lumley (1) – 10:30
Wayne Gretzky (8) – pp – 12:28 		First period No scoring
Paul Coffey (6) – pp – 14:00 Second period 04:09 – pp – Brad Maxwell (2)
08:48 – pp – Mark Napier (2)
10:22 – pp – Mark Napier (3)
12:04 – pp – Neal Broten (4)
12:36 – Neal Broten (5)
Jari Kurri (12) – pp – 04:58
Glenn Anderson (5) – 06:06
Ken Linseman (8) – 07:05
Mark Messier (5) – sh – 10:10
Wayne Gretzky (9) – sh – 10:42 		Third period No scoring
Andy Moog 30 saves / 35 shots Goalie stats Don Beaupre 27 saves / 35 shots
May 1 Edmonton Oilers 3–1 Minnesota North Stars Met Center Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
Don Jackson (1) – 04:58 Second period No scoring
Ken Linseman (9) – pp – 07:38
Jari Kurri (13) – en – 19:11 		Third period 10:35 – Dino Ciccarelli (4)
Grant Fuhr 24 saves / 25 shots Goalie stats Gilles Meloche 30 saves / 32 shots
Edmonton won series 4–0


Stanley Cup Finals

Main article: 1984 Stanley Cup Finals

This was the third playoff series meeting between these two teams. New York won both previous meetings, and was a rematch of New York's four-game sweep in last year's Stanley Cup Finals.

The Islanders attempted to match the 1950s Montreal Canadiens and win the Stanley Cup five consecutive times, against the Edmonton Oilers attempting to win the franchise's first championship. The Islanders lost the first game at home 1–0, but bounced back to defeat the Oilers 6–1 in the second game. Edmonton took over the series from that point, winning the next three games, all played in Edmonton.


May 10 Edmonton Oilers 1–0 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
Kevin McClelland (3) – 01:55 Third period No scoring
Grant Fuhr 34 saves / 34 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 37 saves / 38 shots
Roland Melanson 0 saves / 0 shots
May 12 Edmonton Oilers 1–6 New York Islanders Nassau Coliseum Recap  
Randy Gregg (3) – 15:06 First period 00:53 – Bryan Trottier (7)
05:48 – pp – Greg Gilbert (5)
18:31 – Clark Gillies (8)
No scoring Second period 04:52 – Bryan Trottier (8)
16:48 – pp – Clark Gillies (9)
No scoring Third period 17:04 – pp – Clark Gillies (10)
Grant Fuhr 20 saves / 26 shots Goalie stats Billy Smith 22 saves / 23 shots
May 15 New York Islanders 2–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Clark Gillies (11) – 01:32 First period 13:49 – Kevin Lowe (3)
Clark Gillies (12) – pp – 02:54 Second period 08:38 – Mark Messier (6)
19:12 – Glenn Anderson (6)
19:29 – Paul Coffey (7)
No scoring Third period 05:32 – Mark Messier (7)
05:52 – Kevin McClelland (4)
09:41 – Dave Semenko (5)
Billy Smith 25 saves / 31 shots
Roland Melanson 8 saves / 9 shots 		Goalie stats Grant Fuhr 22 saves / 24 shots
Andy Moog 1 save / 1 shot
May 17 New York Islanders 2–7 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
Brent Sutter (4) – 14:03 First period 01:53 – Wayne Gretzky (10)
03:22 – Willy Lindstrom (4)
17:54 – Mark Messier (8)
Patrick Flatley (9) – 19:44 Second period 05:21 – pp – Willy Lindstrom (5)
06:58 – Pat Conacher (1)
10:52 – Paul Coffey (8)
No scoring Third period 14:01 – Wayne Gretzky (11)
Billy Smith 31 saves / 38 shots Goalie stats Andy Moog 19 saves / 21 shots
May 19 New York Islanders 2–5 Edmonton Oilers Northlands Coliseum Recap  
No scoring First period 12:08 – Wayne Gretzky (12)
17:26 – Wayne Gretzky (13)
No scoring Second period 00:38 – pp – Ken Linseman (10)
04:59 – pp – Jari Kurri (14)
Pat LaFontaine (2) – 00:13
Pat LaFontaine (3) – 00:35 		Third period 19:47 – Dave Lumley (2)
Roland Melanson 12 saves / 14 shots
Billy Smith 7 saves / 9 shots 		Goalie stats Andy Moog 23 saves / 25 shots
Edmonton won series 4–1


Player statistics

Skaters

These are the top ten skaters based on points.[4]

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 19 13 22 35 +18 12
Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 19 14 14 28 +9 13
Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers 19 8 18 26 +9 19
Paul Coffey Edmonton Oilers 19 8 14 22 +18 21
Clark Gillies New York Islanders 21 12 7 19 +2 19
Mike Bossy New York Islanders 21 8 10 18 +5 4
Glenn Anderson Edmonton Oilers 19 6 11 17 +6 33
Paul Reinhart Calgary Flames 11 6 11 17 +9 2
Patrick Flatley New York Islanders 21 9 6 15 +7 14
Ken Linseman Edmonton Oilers 19 10 4 14 +7 65

Goaltenders

This is a combined table of the top five goaltenders based on goals against average and the top five goaltenders based on save percentage, with at least 420 minutes played. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.[5]

Player Team GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
Steve Penney Montreal Canadiens 15 9 6 355 32 2.21 .910 3 870:31
Mike Liut St. Louis Blues 11 6 5 361 29 2.44 .920 1 712:32
Billy Smith New York Islanders 21 12 8 567 54 2.73 .905 0 1188:11
Dan Bouchard Quebec Nordiques 9 5 4 224 25 2.77 .888 0 542:27
Grant Fuhr Edmonton Oilers 16 11 4 495 44 2.99 .911 1 883:44

See also

References

  1. ^ "Drumming interest aim of NHL scheme". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. United Press International. September 23, 1983. p. C3. Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NHL Playoffs". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. Associated Press. March 15, 1984. p. B2. Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Playoff format changes made". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. United Press International. September 23, 1983. p. 40. Retrieved April 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ NHL.com - Skater Stats
  5. ^ NHL.com - Goalie Stats
Preceded by1983 Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup playoffs Succeeded by1985 Stanley Cup playoffs
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